Work ethic curtails competitiveness again
Thursday, September 04, 2014
Makgato-Malesu
The global competitiveness report 2014-15 released yesterday shows that Botswana remained unchanged at 74th place out of 144 countries. In Africa, Botswana came out the fourth most competitive economy after Mauritius (39) South Africa (56) and Rwanda (62).
In 2012, Botswana was ranked 79th having climbed one place from 80th in 2011.
It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...